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 I-Am-Bored presents some very funny examples of unfortunately placed ads.

[Unfortunately Placed Ads]

ATWICK Passengers landing at Gatwick airport are being greeted by a giant naked pole dancer. The 9,000 sq m (100,000 sq ft) image is painted on grassland under the incoming flight path.

Planning officers are investigating whether permission was granted for the advertisement, which promotes a website. The Council to Protect Rural England said that the display was “a tacky advert which set a nasty precedent”

[Source: Giant Gatwick advert lands in trouble-News-UK-TimesOnline]

The Mail on Sunday, a UK based publication, has released a brilliant new ad with great viral potential depicting an imagined war between the sexes. It’s brilliant on a variety of levels.

Synopsis: The two sexes (male and female for the imagination challenged) line up against each other on a grassy battleground, clearly emulating the Braveheart war scene motif.  The men strike first, kicking soccer balls which bounce and splash mud on the screaming women. The women retaliate with a barrage of heavy hand bags. And so on. Eventually things settle down to reveal everyone reading magazines from their respective publishers, which happens to be Mail on Sunday.

Grade: B-  While I enjoy the viral nature of this video, the problem is that although its humorous and certainly something for the executives to brag about, doesn’t necessarily have the relevant messaging that particularly stood out. The finale was a bit anticlimactic and lacked the oomph of the initial few moments of pure hilarity.

It took me a while to understand that this video was even about some kind of publication. Then again, when is it easy to ever have relevant messaging for what looks like a generalized media site?

Fantastic! Looks like the internet just got one more way underage kids can “hook-up” and over-age pervs can get their fix all while satisfying their carbonated urges. Coca-Cola’s Sprite takes a stab at the social networking craze with its new “Sprite Yard,” a mobile-based social networking site aimed towards teens. ClickZ.com has the full story.

Yard acts as a mobile site for users to connect with peers, share photos, and discover content. Modules divide activities into six areas. Pix is an online photo gallery where users can share photos with friends and comment on friends’ photos. Scribbles acts as a message board or chat room where users can hold live conversations. Shouts is an SMS and e-mail-like messaging system with richness and texture. Planner allows users to post a two-week schedule to let friends know of their upcoming activities. Nuggets is a storehouse of digital mobile goodies like ringtones, mobisodes (mostly featuring lemon and lime characters) and other downloadables, which will be unlocked with PIN codes found on Sprint bottles.

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